Don’t outsource the passion. I spoke in depth about XR with Dominique Wu on @XReality_Pro this week, but also covered the current state of AI for the creative industry and how we’re running the risk of losing the ability to communicate through storytelling – in both art form and word craft. It’s all too easy to say everything will turn out OK in the end. The best designers and creative minds will survive and everyone will see the error of their ways. But that fails to acknowledge the very essence of a designer. Most are brilliant at taking a brand or product and running with it, but relatively hopeless at promoting themselves or getting excited about processes and admin. Which is why tech bros and slop-creators get more attention and float to the top like a turd – rather than the cream of the industry. Designers, artists and writers are already being removed, replaced and demoralised. As a result, we’ll change profession (easier said than done) and have to become fundamentally different people to survive. Some won’t be able to make the change. Some won’t even make the end of the month. Being lost in the noise is one thing – but far worse, is the deathly silence. Creative professionals are living with a justifiable feeling of being abandoned by our own industry, representative bodies and humanity itself. A notable exception is @glovelace ‘s brilliant Charting Gen AI I have been researching, building and breaking emerging technologies for decades – including championing Artificial Intelligence in so many areas. I am not anti AI. I am pro human and will be a designer, artist and writer driven by an intensely curious creative heart every single day I draw breath. Ironically, an algorithm will probably bury this post. Just don’t let talented, passionate creatives suffer the same fate. [This video extract covers the reason we should not outsource our passion to AI and why we’re running the risk of losing the ability to communicate. The link to the full podcast is in the comments below] #AI #ArtificialIntelligence #design #art #writing #music #Innovation #DeepTech #Podcast #XReality #FutureOfWork

We’ve taken another giant leap for humankind – and the new Space Race is back in orbit with a ‘What if? to What IS!’ moment thanks to Artemis II. It’s time to counter the criticism and drown out the negative noise by focusing on what we are achieving, then deliver even more progress as part of the next chapter on the way to an exciting tomorrow. Congratulations @NASA and the crew in orbit and team back on Earth! And yes, I am wearing my T-shirt TV (it’s not green screen, I’m really wearing the moon mission!) #space #aerospace #Artemis #ArtemisII #innovation #IoT #motivation #wearables #SpaceTech @NASAArtemis @spacegovuk